Wade Phillips has fond memories of coaching Bills

Wade Phillips didn’t have to be asked about his memories of coaching in Buffalo. He volunteered straight away Wednesday that he has nothing but good things to say about the Bills and owner Ralph Wilson, who fired him after the 2000 season.

“I spent six years there, really the longest I’ve been everywhere,” said Phillips, who was promoted from defensive coordinator in 1998. “It was a privilege to coach for Ralph Wilson, who is in the Hall of Fame and deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. It was an honor that he picked me to coach there. I had a great time there. I enjoyed it there. I worked hard there and tried to do the best I could.”

However, Phillips was asked if he missed shoveling snow in the wintertime.

“I had somebody to do it for me,” he said, “and she’s still with me.”

He was, of course, referring — jokingly presumably — to his wife, Laurie.